CHAPTER 104: CHAPTER 104: STIMULATED

Xia Liang rolled his eyes, a look on his face that said, "What are you going to do about it?"

"What’s wrong with me?"

Su Yi, fuming, could only glare fiercely at him.

Xia Liang chuckled.

"Alright, don’t be mad. It’s no big deal... I promise, I’ll let you treat me again next time."

"Uh..."

Su Yi had originally thought Xia Liang was going to offer to treat her next time. She never expected him to say something like this, even now. But she was powerless to do anything about it.

Su Yi could only roll her eyes at him and start chatting with her live stream audience, trying to give him the cold shoulder.

This time, however, she’d gotten smarter. Afraid of bumping into someone else, she took Xia Liang’s arm.

Following Su Yi’s directions, the two of them headed off.

Meanwhile, inside a buffet restaurant.

Luu Qi was peeling shrimp while watching Xi Yiqian nibble on her food. Finally, she couldn’t help but urge her.

"Sister Yiqian, this is a buffet. We’ve already paid, and there are no refunds. Everything here is included, so you have to eat more! You’ve got to eat your money’s worth."

"Mm, I will." Xi Yiqian nodded vigorously.

She hadn’t realized the restaurant would be so expensive—199 per person. In the past, that would have been enough for two weeks’ worth of her grocery money. If Luu Qi hadn’t paid behind her back, she never would have agreed to come.

But since she was already here, she intended to eat her money’s worth.

Although Xi Yiqian ate elegantly, she had already put away a considerable amount of food.

After eating for a while, Xi Yiqian noticed the crab legs on Luu Qi’s plate were gone and promptly stood up.

Luu Qi was curious. "Sister Yiqian, what are you doing? Are you full?"

Xi Yiqian shook her head, pointed at Luu Qi’s plate, and whispered, "You’re out of crab legs. I noticed you seemed to enjoy them, so I’ll go get you some more."

Just as Xi Yiqian was about to leave her seat to get crab legs for Luu Qi, Luu Qi’s eyes suddenly widened in disbelief as she stared at something behind her.

"Wait!"

Startled by Luu Qi, Xi Yiqian, who had started to turn, whipped her head back around. She looked at her friend in confusion. "Hm? Luu Qi, what’s wrong?"

Luu Qi stared past Xi Yiqian with an unnatural expression. "It’s nothing!"

Seeing Luu Qi’s strange reaction, Xi Yiqian instinctively tried to look behind her.

"Don’t!" Luu Qi blurted out.

And behind Xi Yiqian, upon hearing that familiar voice, Xia Liang instinctively looked up. His pupils contracted slightly.

Luu Qi! What the hell is she doing here? Didn’t she say she was going shopping with Xi Yiqian? If she’s here, that means... Xi Yiqian is here too.

Sure enough, Xia Liang saw her in front of him. That girl with her back to me... without a doubt, it has to be Xi Yiqian.

At that thought, Xia Liang quickly turned to Su Yi and whispered, "How about we go to a different restaurant?"

"Why?" Su Yi was puzzled. "This seafood buffet is really hard to get into. You have to book two days in advance to get a spot."

Xia Liang said casually, "I’m allergic to seafood."

Su Yi paused at his words, then pointed to another section. "Even though this is a seafood buffet, they don’t only have seafood. There’s barbecue and desserts over there. You can just not eat the seafood."

"Alright then..." Since she’d put it that way, insisting further would seem too deliberate.

Letting out a breath, Xia Liang took Su Yi’s hand and led her in the other direction. "Let’s sit over here, then. I prefer to be near a window."

"Sure!"

This time, Su Yi didn’t object and followed Xia Liang to the other side.

Watching Xia Liang and Su Yi walk away, Luu Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the confused Xi Yiqian before her, Luu Qi finally said, "Uh, I just remembered there are a few other things I like that you wouldn’t know about, Sister Yiqian. It’s better if I go get them."

"Oh." Xi Yiqian tilted her head and thought for a moment. That did make sense. When they were getting food earlier, there were many things she didn’t recognize. She immediately sat back down. "Then go get them yourself."

Seeing that she had successfully bluffed her way through, Luu Qi sighed in relief again.

"So, Sister Yiqian, is there anything else you want? I can grab it for you while I’m up."

But Xi Yiqian shook her head. "No, it’s fine. Let’s see after we finish this. It would be a waste to get too much and not be able to eat it."

"Alright then."

Luu Qi nodded, somewhat distractedly, and got up to get more food.

Of course, that was just an excuse. She really just wanted to get a better look at the "little sister-in-law" who had come to dinner with her cousin today. She had been flustered before and only got a quick glance, enough to see that the girl looked very young. This time, she intended to get a proper look.

While Luu Qi was sneaking over, Xia Liang had already found a seat by the window. Logically, both of them should have gone to get food, but Xia Liang used the excuse of saving their spot and sent Su Yi to go by herself. In truth, he was mainly afraid of accidentally bumping into Xi Yiqian.

At that moment, Luu Qi came across Su Yi.

Looking at the girl in the gothic lolita dress before her, Luu Qi completely panicked. That’s right—she panicked.

Originally, Luu Qi had no complaints about her cousin finding more "sisters-in-law" for her. In fact, the more he had, the better her own chances were. But this little lolita today...

She looks like she’s not even eighteen, right? She might be a budding beauty, but she’s so young! And my cousin is actually hitting on her. If this loli’s parents found out, wouldn’t they call the police? Xia Liang could end up in jail!

A chill ran down Luu Qi’s spine at the thought. She couldn’t worry about anything else.

Taking advantage of the moment while Su Yi was getting food, she walked over and shot Xia Liang a look. Being family, he understood immediately. One after the other, they headed for the restrooms.

The moment Xia Liang arrived, Luu Qi couldn’t hold back anymore. "Cousin, what the hell is wrong with you? Are you that desperate?"

Xia Liang was taken aback, completely bewildered. "How am I desperate?"

"You!" Luu Qi fumed. I caught him red-handed and he still won’t admit it?

She was about to question him loudly when someone happened to walk past. Luu Qi had no choice but to lean close to Xia Liang’s ear and lower her voice.

"That woman—no, girl—from before, she’s not an adult yet, is she? How could you just..." For a moment, Luu Qi couldn’t find the right words.

"Oh, so that’s what this is about." Xia Liang had been wondering what she was worried about; it turned out she thought he’d picked up a loli. He breathed a sigh of relief and began to explain. "It’s fine..."

But he had barely started. The moment Luu Qi heard him say it was "fine," she became frantic.

"Fine? Cousin! That’s a loli! A child, do you understand? That’s a minimum of seven years in prison! I know you guys like them pure and innocent, but if you’re really that bored, I’m... not against it, you know. I’m way better than some loli, right?"